Level Furniture Company
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Product Details
Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from the Level Furniture Company dating back to the early 1900's. This document was printed by Broun-Green and measures approximately 11" (w) by 8 1/4" (h).
The certificate's detailed vignette features a female allegorical figure flanked by a pair of cherubs. Also pictured are a shield, some grains, a cornucopia overflowing with coins, a trolley and a paddlewheeler.
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You will receive the exact certificate pictured.
Please note chipping and edge faults as a result of paper being brittle.
Historical Context
The Level Furniture Company was founded in Jamestown, New York by Swedish immigrants in 1905. At first the company employed only twenty-five men and made a cheap grade of bedroom and parlor furniture. By 1920, however, the company employed 275 men and produced better grades of furniture.
The company also manufactured phonograph cabinets, mainly for the Edison Phonograph Machine Company.
The company failed in 1929.
The Jamestown area was the home to many a furniture maker in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Western New York was heavily forested, with as much as 100,000 board feet of timber per acre in upland areas like Chautauqua County. It was rich in white pine, hemlock and such valuable northern hardwoods as maple, oak, beech, birch, chestnut, walnut, sycamore and cherry, making it the perfect locale to manufacture furniture.
Additional Information
Certificates carry no value on any of today's financial indexes and no transfer of ownership is implied. All items offered are collectible in nature only. So, you can frame them, but you can't cash them in!
All of our pieces are original - we do not sell reproductions. If you ever find out that one of our pieces is not authentic, you may return it for a full refund of the purchase price and any associated shipping charges.